Grants and mobility of scientists
Selected sources of information on grant programmes, scholarships and scientific internships
Grant-making institutions, units and science support services offer:
- project search engines, partner databases, information on funding opportunities
- seminars, trainings, competitions, tutorials
- consultation and support
Information and support at the Cracow University of Technology:
Order No. 31 of the Rector of the CUT (nowe okno) dated 6 June, 2019 on the introduction of rules for spending funds from the subsidy for scientific activity.
- CUT Scientific Research Department (nowe okno) – deals with coordination of scientific and development research at the CUT,
- Center for Technology Transfer (CTT PK) (nowe okno) – implements national and international projects, participates in framework programs, is focused on cooperation of CUT scientists with entrepreneurs and technology transfer. It also houses the EURAXESS center (nowe okno) and the Horizontal Contact Point (HPK) (nowe okno) for the South-Eastern Poland Macroregion headed by the National Contact Point (KPK).
Sources available in Poland and around the world:
National Contact Point (nowe okno) EU Research Programs (KPK) – operates under the National Centre for Research and Development, framework programme: Horizon Europe (nowe okno),
National Centre for Research and Development (NCBR) (new window) – executive agency of the Ministry of Funds and Regional Policy, an intermediary in transferring funds, and finances strategic and development research,
National Science Centre (NCN) (nowe okno) – offers a configurator that allows you to find a suitable grant, funds basic research,
Ministry of Education and Science (MEiN) – Polish programmes and initiatives (nowe okno), international (nowe okno) and competitions and scholarships (nowe okno) for young scientists,
Foundation for Polish Science (nowe okno) – funds research in support of scientists and implements programmes under European funds,
Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange (NAWA) (nowe okno) – government agency supervised by the Ministry of Education and Science, creates original programmes and implements international research projects,
European Institute of Innovation&Technology (EIT) (nowe okno) – an independent EU body that supports cooperation between universities, research centers and companies (the so-called "knowledge triangle"), initiates and sustains innovative solutions in various fields,
European Research Council (ERC) (nowe okno) – funds research grants, which are divided into categories:
ERC Starting Grant (nowe okno) – for early career researchers, 2-7 years after obtaining a PhD,
ERC Consolidator Grant (nowe okno) – for researchers at the beginning of research independence, 7-12 after obtaining a PhD,
ERC Advanced Grant (nowe okno) – for experienced scientists with a recognized scientific track record,
ERC Synergy Grants (nowe okno) – for two to a maximum of four researchers working on a project that cannot be carried out by just one person,
ERC Proof of Concept (nowe okno) – for researchers who want to explore the commercial and social potential of a previously received ERC grant,
Polish-U.S. Fulbright Commission (nowe okno) – educational foundation offering programmes, scholarships, development of scientific cooperation,
Polish Agency for Enterprise Development (PARP) (nowe okno) – implements projects financed from the state budget and EU funds,
EURAXESS (nowe okno) – information about funding opportunities for projects and scholarships in Europe, practical information, including rules of employment and legalization of stay, offers of cooperation posted by scientists, research institutions and companies from all over the world, the opportunity to create your own account of a scientist and place your CV,
European Funds Portal (nowe okno) – provides comprehensive information on the use of funds and the possibility to search for funding or to submit your own idea,
CORDIS (nowe okno) – database and portal of the European Commission, contains information on EU-funded research projects and their results,
Eurodesk Poland (nowe okno) – database of grants and programmes, funding sources and international cooperation opportunities; links to domestic and foreign internship programmes,
My Scholarship Programme (nowe okno) – search engine for scholarships and national and international competitions, includes a calendar,
EU Grants Map (nowe okno) – presents projects implemented on the territory of Poland co-financed from European Funds in the years 2004-2021. This service gives the opportunity to co-create it by the participants of the projects by entering photos, presentations and other multimedia materials.
Conferences
Conferences at the Cracow University of Technology (nowe okno) – list of conferences by date and faculty; information on the CUT website,
Academic Forum (nowe okno) – portal of the academic and scientific community, includes announcements of upcoming conferences,
Polish Science (nowe okno) – information about exhibitions, trade shows and conferences in the database of the National Information Processing Institute – National Research Institute,
Conferences24h.pl (nowe okno) – service promoting various events including scientific conferences, symposia, lectures,
Unikonferencje.pl (nowe okno) – conference information service; possible search by field, topic, locality,
Conal Conference Alerts (nowe okno) – information about academic conferences and events, onsite, online and hybrid, from around the world. Organizers can add information about planned events for free.